[ US /pɝˈɛniəɫ/ ]
[ UK /pəɹˈɛnɪəl/ ]
ADJECTIVE
  1. recurring again and again
    perennial efforts to stipulate the requirements
  2. lasting three seasons or more
    the common buttercup is a popular perennial plant
  3. lasting an indefinitely long time; suggesting self-renewal
    perennial happiness
NOUN
  1. (botany) a plant lasting for three seasons or more
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How To Use perennial In A Sentence

  • Spending on a perennial effort to expand gambling at race tracks, known as "racino," increased four-fold to about $620,000 in 2010. StarTribune.com rss feed
  • I use long lengths of floating row cover, anchored with bricks and stones, on annual and perennial beds.
  • So there is a perennial temptation to appeal to the idea of arbitrariness when discussing the alleged informational nature of some biological causation. Biological Information
  • The news orgs, by contrast, are doing this out of laziness and a hopeless addiction to portraying lefties as a kind of perennially-disappointed lost tribe who will never, ever find their way out of the wilderness. News Orgs: The Left Is Upset With Obama -- Even Though It Isn't
  • Garden irises are hardy, long-lived perennials that need a minimum of care.
  • I've also established my share of vegetable and perennial flower gardens.
  • The past, the present and the future are enacted simultaneously and eternally in the perennial drama of the world.
  • This half-hardy perennial will overwinter in a sheltered spot in full sun. Times, Sunday Times
  • It is very difficult to control perennial weed field horsetail ( Equsetum arvense L . ).
  • Think of it as a trouble-free foliage plant, an architectural foil for more flamboyant perennials. Times, Sunday Times
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